The Five Steps to Managing Risk

If you are just starting out, begin with the major risks that could cause serious injury or death. The following steps will help create your own risk management strategies:

1. Identify hazards

2. Assess the risk level of risk each hazard identified

3. Control the risk to reduce the harm and its severity

4. Reassess the level of risk for each hazard

5. Review and monitor that controls are working and risk levels are acceptable